/ Dictionary / Index A Afrikaans: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Af•ri•kaans Pronunciation: (af"ri-käns', -känz'), [key] — n. Also calledan official language of South Africa, developed out of the speech of 17th-century settlers from Holland and still very like Dutch. —adj. of or pertaining to Afrikaans or Afrikaners. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: afrikaans (Thesaurus) African yellowwood Afrikander Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diaphanous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language